Pivot To Joy

In this episode, Dele talks about using KPIs to achieve job search goals faster. She shares her personal story of the tips she used to find a job after leaving the military. Dele advises listeners to define their job search goals and identify their KPIs directly related to the job search. 

She shares insights on how KPIs can provide structure and focus in areas you control and explains how to use them effectively. She also talks about the nature of indicators that will measure your progress toward your job search goals and how to track and measure your success. She offers tips on adjusting your approach when you're falling short and handling rejection when it's a natural part of the process.

Are you struggling to find a job or just want to have a change in the field you are in? Tune in to learn how to use KPIs to stay motivated and achieve success in your job search!

[03:09] The secret to all our success is math

[03:53] Why it is important to use KPIs to track progress in job search

[05:07] A framework that will give you structure and focus in areas you have control over

[05:20] How to use KPIs in your job search

[06:34] The nature of indicators that will measure your progress toward job search

[08:33] How to track and measure your success

[10:42] How to adjust your approach when you are falling short

[13:00] How to handle rejection when it is a natural part of the process 

• So once you've identified the indicators that measure success or progress towards success, you set a target and establish a specific number or benchmark to help you analyze your job search performance.
• If you're not tracking it, you get stuck and data versus drama. You are having drama because you don't know. You just have a thought about your performance. And that can be problematic because either you're hitting your mark or not. 
• Every no is one step closer to a yes.
• Celebrate the small victories because you will have so many more small victories than you will ever have large victories. The job is not the destination; each point along the way is its destination that deserves to be celebrated.
• The job search process is challenging, so stay focused, create a schedule that works for you, and keep going. You can't fail if you don't quit.

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Stay tuned for an amazing podcast series about sowing the seeds during the summer for a fall harvest! 

In this episode, Dele discusses the importance of networking and curiosity conversations. Drawing on her experience from attending a recent conference in Philadelphia, Dele shares how making a career change or pivot often relies on the strength of our professional network. But what if you don't know what your next move should be? She offers practical tips on conducting a curiosity conversation, a powerful tool to help you gain clarity and explore new opportunities. From asking open-ended questions to building a deeper connection with the other person, Dele walks you through initiating and having a curious conversation.

Dele also shares how she has personally used curiosity conversations in her own life to uncover new ideas and opportunities. She also explains why KPIs are important in tracking progress toward your career goals. But sometimes, people get stuck when having curious conversations. Dele explores this common stumbling block and guides how to move past it. 

Are you considering a career change or simply expanding your professional network? This episode contains valuable insights and practical advice to help you confidently take your next steps.

Tune in and learn!

[02:11] Some of the concepts that came up at the conference in Philadelphia

[02:59] How making career change or pivoting hinges upon our network

[04:07] Conducting a curiosity conversation when you don’t know what to do

[04:19] Tips to help you network when unsure of your next move

[07:16] What curiosity conversations are and how to initiate them

[08:37] Tips on how to have a curiosity conversation

[11:42] Why asking open-ended questions is the best thing to get the right answers

[13:18] Building a deeper connection and fostering a more meaningful conversation with the other person

[14:15] How Dele has used curiosity conversations in her own life

[16:06] Why KPIs are important

[19:09] Things one can do when having a curiosity conversation to determine the next move

[21:46] One of the parts where most people get stuck when having curiosity conversations and why 

• Networking is a critical skill for your career success, regardless of what industry you're in or what job you're in.
• Look for networking events or industry conferences in your area, and then use them as an opportunity to meet new people and learn more about different career paths that you might be interested in.
• The quality of the answer to your question comes directly from the quality of your question.
• Make sure you're genuinely interested in what the person has to say and you're listening to what they're saying, not listening to respond. And then keep asking questions. 
• When you ask them about a curiosity conversation, it's not about you. It's about them. It's about their bandwidth, belief, and ability to create value for you. It's never about you. So if someone says no, it's not about you. And that's okay. If they say yes, that's great.

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Check out this template for a curiosity conversation you can use for your networking conversations. 

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In this episode, Dele talks about being the CEO of your life by applying business strategies to your personal life. By setting clear goals, creating a mission statement, and developing a strategic plan using SMART goals, you can take a proactive approach to managing your life and achieving your goals. 

Dele discusses how managing your resources, including time, money, and energy, is essential to personal and professional success. She also shares the importance of building a strong support team and how it can enhance success. 

Are you looking to take ownership of your decisions, actions, and outcomes and take a proactive approach to managing your life? Join Dele as she empowers you to unlock your full potential and live purposefully!

[03:21] Applying business strategies to your life, managing resources, and building a support team as the CEO of your life

[03:52] Ways one can incorporate business strategies in their life as the CEO

[04:32] Steps to applying business strategies to achieve goals

[04:46] The difference between setting mission and vision statements

[05:34] Steps that a strategic plan should include

[07:38] Two professional development investments that you might want to consider

[08:14] Conversations you need to have with yourself as the CEO

[08:49] Benefits of understating where your resources are going

[09:35] The most important part of being the CEO of your life

[10:08] Benefits of building a strong support team

• Being the CEO of your life means intentionally taking ownership of your decisions, actions, and outcomes and taking a proactive approach to managing your life.
• When you have a dream and write it down, it becomes a goal with a date. When a goal is broken down into at least three steps, it becomes a plan, and a plan that has been executed becomes a reality.
• As the CEO, understanding where your money is being invested in you incorporate it allows you to make different decisions, or it allows you to make the same decisions.
• No successful business operates in a vacuum, and neither should you. Doing everything yourself is the fast path to burnout. 

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Are you ready to fast-track your way to success? In this episode, Dele shares the secret to advancing your career: ownership and feedback. She explores the manager's role, the importance of feedback, and how to leverage it to take action and achieve your desired outcomes. 

She talks about how to work with your manager to establish clear goals and expectations, have regular career conversations, and create a plan that aligns with your aspirations. Dele also shares her insights on the power of feedback as a gift and how to use it to your advantage, even if you disagree.

Join her on this incredible journey toward joy and success.! 

[03:29] Secrets to career development and Ownership

[04:10] Your manager's role in your career

[04:50] The Employee's Bill of Rights

[05:35] Own your career

[06:45] How understanding the perception of needs is an opportunity that needs to be owned and addressed

[07:18] Addressing an opportunity when you don’t agree with the perception itself

[09:48] Dele’s favorite part of what she does

[10:56] Weeks challenge: Identify the next new actions that will move your goals forward over the next 90 days

• You're the owner of your career. You are in the driver's seat. Your manager and board of directors will be the CO pilots that get into the passenger seat with you and help you navigate to the next point of success. 
• Feedback is a gift; when someone gives it to you or is generous, just say thank you. Don't be afraid to ask other people what they think of you, and then listen to what they say, especially the developmental needs, even if you don't agree with the expressed needs.

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In this episode, Dele talks about the power of "Who, Not How" and how it can help listeners accelerate their growth and overcome blockers to their success. Dele emphasizes the importance of having a personal board of directors, including coaches, mentors, and sponsors, and its benefits in achieving our goals. She breaks down the differences between coaching, mentoring, and sponsoring, highlighting the various benefits of each. She explores some of her experiences with mentoring and the impact it has had on her career. She also provides tips on assembling a personal board of directors and shares resources for listeners looking to learn more about the topic.

Tune in and enjoy!

[01:45] The power of who and not how

[02:40] One of the biggest blockers to our success

[02:45] Applying the concept of who and not how as a game changer

[03:49] Creating your board of directors to help accomplish your goals

[04:21] The difference between coaching and mentorship

[04:48] How Dele handles working with clients from different backgrounds

[06:16] The benefits of mentorship

[06:52] How mentorship helps build a social network

[08:26] What is not needed in a mentor

[09:12] Why mentors need not be your friends

[10:28] Sponsorship and all that it entails

[11:07] Why sponsorship is something earned and not asked for

[15:23] Weeks mission-impossible assignment

•  Coaching is typically focused on a time when you build skills or solve problems like mentoring. It's a time-bound accountability-based relationship.
• Mentoring is a relationship between two people with personal and professional development goals.
• While it's good that your mentor may have the highest skills, it's also really important that they can teach or share the skills you want to learn.
• Your mentor doesn't have to be your friend. You just want them to care enough about you to give you hard feedback. They may share feedback with you that doesn't make you feel good, or they may I share a harsh message with you. But it's the harsh messages that help us to grow. 

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Are you looking for an inspiring and educative book to read? Check out Who Not How by Dan Sullivan on Amazon.

Who Not How: https://www.amazon.com/Who-Not-How-Accelerating-Teamwork-ebook/dp/B0867ZJ151

In today's episode, Dele discusses the secrets to creating a roadmap to success, emphasizes the need for clarity on what you want, and suggests a four-part process. Dele provides a worksheet for listeners to download to follow the exercise and advises listeners to set a timer for 15 to 20 minutes for steps two to four of the process to give their brains enough time to generate new ideas. She gives an example of how to apply this process to identify the real reason behind wanting a promotion. He encourages listeners to slow down and take the time to dig into each question to get to the root of what they truly want.

Tune in to discover the benefits of becoming aware of your desires and learn how to take actionable steps toward your success.

[01:27] Secrets to Creating a Roadmap to Success

[01:49] 3-part process to create a roadmap to success

[02:02] How to get clarity on what you want

[02:54] Step 1- getting clarity on what you want

[04:05] Why Dele recommends giving yourself 10-15 minutes to dive into the questions

[05:07] Step 2- Ask yourself why it is important

[06:54] Step 3- Things you can do to get what is important

[08:27] Step 4- What would need to change to get what is important

[09:37] Doing an inventory of your time and the things you don’t enjoy doing

• So once you're aware of how your thoughts create drama, the next step two your success is getting clarity on what you want.
• Brain and neuroscience say your brain will continue to reuse old thoughts through minutes 10 and 11. So the best ideas come after the 11-minute mark. That's why it's important to give yourself time to think through why something is important and steps two through four. 
• Once we give ourselves time to dig in, we come up with new, impressive, and great ideas.
• Don't get too wrapped around the axle about how you will get it done right now. Just write out your list.

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Welcome to another episode of Pivot to Joy with Dele Downs Kooley! In today's episode, Dele shares her insights on the connection between our thoughts and the results we see in our lives. She talks about how understanding this connection can help us take charge of our lives and create the outcomes we desire.

Dele uses managers as an example of a data vs. drama conversation and explains the three results of our thoughts, emphasizing the need to be mindful of our thinking patterns to create positive results. She also shares the benefits of becoming aware of our thoughts and how it can lead to greater self-awareness and personal growth.

Are you looking to become more aware of your thoughts and how they impact your results? Tune in for an insightful and engaging conversation on how to pivot to joy!

[01:27] Understanding how the thoughts we have impact our results

[01:52] Typical response when Dele tells people where she lives

[02:02] What rain reminds Dele

[02:42] What the next few episodes of the podcast will entail

[02:49] Managers as an example of data vs. drama conversation

[03:13] The three results of our thoughts

[03:35] What happens when we mirror someone’s behavior

[04:19] Seeking evidence

[05:15] Creating an exact match

[06:01] Benefits of becoming aware of our thoughts

[06:17] New week's assignment!

• For most people, rain elicits complaints about gray skies, being wet, etcetera. But it transports me to the cupboard on top of my grandmother's linen closet.
• Rain is the only data in the conversation. It’s the thoughts that we have about the rain that creates drama, good or bad.
• If we believe that our manager is not helping us, there is a chance that we will be seeking out evidence. Our brain will look for opportunities to prove that thought wrong regardless of the individual's actions. 

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Hello, and welcome to the first episode of "Pivot To Joy," a podcast focused on empowering leaders to be their most effective selves. In this episode, Dele shares her background and what you can expect from future podcast episodes. She also talks about what she gifted herself for her birthday and how it ties into the theme of finding joy in our lives.

Are you looking to take your leadership skills to the next level and find more joy and purpose?  This podcast is for you! 

We'll explore topics to help you become your best self each Tuesday. Tune in and learn from the best!

[01:16] What Dele gifted herself for her birthday this year

[01:54] All you need to know about the episode

[02:07] A background of who Dele is

[02:58] What to expect from the podcast

[03:56] What and Who Pivot To Joy Podcast focuses on

[04:15] Benefits of listening to the Podcast

[04:26] Who most of Dele’s clients are

[05:12] The purpose of the podcast 

05:32] Connect with Dele Downs Kooley

• This podcast is created with free content that will help you take control of your career, design intentional pivots and create a repeatable process that you can use over and over again.
• Remember that sharing is caring.
• The purpose of this podcast is for you to take as little or as much of the content shared here on my podcast to bring more joy to your home. 

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